Nasty Bolt

I've found that the WD-40 sprayed on the bolt will somtimes both separate, and lube.

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Stormin Mormon
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Harbor Freight has an electric plug in impact wrench for about $80. Goes on sale often for $40. That, and a ten dollar black impact socket set. Very often the rattling of an impact wrench will free up rusted on bolts. I've had good results with removing rusted on wheel lugs, etc. So your mower bolt may respond to impact wrench.

Heat it up with a torch will often assist. If you don't have acetylene, the yellow tank Mapp torch from Home Depot does a very nice job.

Please let us know how it works out.

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Stormin Mormon

You will probably need to have someone hold the socket on the bolt when you use the cheater bar (a piece of pipe) - have them use a foot. Also, strike the bolt a strong blow or two with a hammer and then apply a better penetrating oil than WD-anything, allow to soak for 30 minutes and then strike again and re-apply. Don't go savage on the blow to the bolt and you might want to place a piece of steel over the bolt head to use as a protector to the bolt. You don't want to bugger up the edges of the bolt.

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C & E

If the bolt head isnt buggered up already, you might want to buy a 6 point socket if you dont already have one., Maybe one designed for an impact wrench. Make sure you jam the blade up good and tight with a

2x4 to keep it from turning while you pull your back out tugging on the wrench.

The last time I had the dealer change the blades on my tractor, I needed a cheater bar about 4 ft long to loosen the screws. Never again.

I went to change the oil on my car once and never could get the drainpan bolt out. I had to take it to the dealer for them to remove it. Thats when I swore off Jiffy lube too.

-dickm

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dicko

get some PB Blaster. comes in a spray can. will loosen anything rusted up.

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Grahammey

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